linux-kernel - Re: [patch 1/3] dynamic printk

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Date:	Tue, 01 Apr 2008 22:09:43 +0200
From:	mws@...sted-brains.org
To:	Jason Baron <jbaron@...hat.com>
CC:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [patch 1/3] dynamic printk - core infrastructure

hi,

Jason Baron schrieb:
> Add the ability to dynamically enable/disable pr_debug()/dev_dbg() in the
> kernel. Yes, these calls could be converted to printk(KERN_DEBUG), but there
> are enough to cause overhead. Additionally, the logs become difficult to read.
> Here, one can turn on and off these messages per .c source file via:
> 
> echo "add file.c" > /sys/kernel/debug/dynamic_printk/files
> echo "remove file.c" > /sys/kernel/debug/dynamic_printk/files
> 
> There is also a special 'all' value that turns on all the debugging messages.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Jason Baron <jbaron@...hat.com>
> ---
> 
--snip --

> diff --git a/include/linux/device.h b/include/linux/device.h
> index db375be..b007f61 100644
> --- a/include/linux/device.h
> +++ b/include/linux/device.h
> @@ -587,6 +587,17 @@ extern const char *dev_driver_string(struct device *dev);
>  #define dev_info(dev, format, arg...)		\
>  	dev_printk(KERN_INFO , dev , format , ## arg)
>  
> +#ifdef CONFIG_DYNAMIC_PRINTK
> +extern void dyanmic_printk(char *, char *, ...);

this external should be dynamic_printk (typo), shouldn't it?

regards
marcel



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